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Kash Patel: “We will uphold the Constitution.”

Featuring: Kash Patel, Republican | Former Chief of Staff to the Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense | National

Kash Patel made his first speech as FBI Director

Published March 21, 2025 | Video Starts at 05:44

And if you seek to hide in any corner of this country or any corner of this planet, we will put on the world's largest manhunt. And we will find you and we will decide your end. State, not you. We will uphold the Constitution. We will uphold ourselves to the Constitution. The men and women at the FBI. I have your back. Because you have the backs of the American people. (05:44–05:47)

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Asserts a commitment to upholding the Constitution.

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